Agenda

Published, Weekly Bulletin - Wednesday, 18 September 2019 12.00 p.m.

Contact: Patrick Adams 01954 713408 Email: democratic.services@scambs.gov.uk

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Meetings and events from Thursday 19 September to Friday 4 October

Date	Time	Name	Venue	Contact
Thu 19 Sep
Fri 20 Sep

Mon 23 Sep
Tue 24 Sep	9:30am	Audit & Corporate Governance Committee	Swansley Room	Patrick Adams
	2pm	Climate & Environment Advisory Committee	Swansley Room	Patrick Adams
Wed 25 Sep
Thu 26 Sep	9:30am	Member Briefing on Local Transport Plan	Council Chamber	Democratic Services
	2pm	Council	Council Chamber	Kathrin John
Fri 27 Sep	10am	Grants Advisory Committee	Monkfield Room	Ian Senior


Mon 30 Sep
Tue 1 Oct
Wed 2 Oct	9:30am	Cabinet	Council Chamber	Ian Senior
Thu 3 Oct
Fri 4 Oct

INFORMATION FOR DISTRICT COUNCILLORS AND PARISH COUNCILS

Planned Road Closures for Week Commencing 16 September - A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme PDF 606 KB

Please find attached road closures information for w/c 16 September, in relation to the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme.

To contact your A14 sections stakeholder manager, please use the email addresses below or the A14 helpline.

Section 1 & 2:Alconbury to the East Coast Main Line

John Birchall - John.Birchall@theA14.com

Section 3: East Coast Main Line to Swavesey

John Birchall - John.Birchall@theA14.com

Section 4 & 5: Swavesey to Milton

John Akester - John.Akester@thea14.com

Section 6: Huntingdon town centre

Liam Heath – liam.heath@thea14.com

A14 helpline 0800 270 0114 - This will be answered by a team member during site hours 8am - 5pm and messages can be left at other times. Further updates as the scheme progresses can be found on the website.

UPCOMING DISTRICT COUNCILLOR TRAINING

Unless otherwise specified, please confirm your availability to attend any of the following briefing or training events by contacting Patrick Adams on 01954 713408. This will ensure your training records are kept up to date and suitable venue and catering booking can be made. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

Member Briefing on Local Transport Plan on Thu 26 Sept at 9:30am

Date: Thursday 26 September

Time: 9:30am to 10:30am

Venue: Council Chamber

The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority will be updating District Councillors on public consultation on the Local Transport Plan. It will also be an opportunity for members to discuss any outstanding issues and make comments on the draft Local Transport Plan.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Media Monitoring

Arising from the results of the Member Communication Needs Survey, many members highlighted the fact that residents found out about SCDC matters through the media.

The Council’s Communications Team will produce a weekly summary of recent news items to be published in the Bulletin to help keep members informed of recent coverage of SCDC.

Contact the Communications Team for further information.

Date	Publication	Details

11/09/2019	Cambridge Network online	Local groups open Community Chest	Link
11/09/2019	Cambridge News online	The latest update on plans to replace Cambridge's main police station	Link	Covers planning application process
11/09/2019	Cambridge News	Residents taking part in talks to improve our infrastructure	P12	GCP article. Cllr Aidan Van de Weyer quoted in GCP role
11/09/2019	Cambridge Independent	Police station planning work starts	P5	Covers planning application process
11/09/2019	Cambridge Independent	Column from Cllr Aidan Van de Weyer: Using people power to solve tough issues	P6	Column from Cllr Aidan Van dey Weyer in GCP role
11/09/2019	Cambridge Independent	Assembly must cut car use'	P6	GCP article. Cllr Aidan Van de Weyer quoted in GCP role
11/09/2019	Cambridge Independent	Surprise and concern over plans for 1,800-home village	P7	Cllr Tumi Hawkins and Cllr Deborah Roberts quoted
11/09/2019	Cambridge Independent	Council buys new homes	P7
12/09/2019	Cambridge News	Police on move from Parkside	P6	Covers planning application process
12/09/2019	UK Construction Media online	More homes scheduled for Northstowe	Link
12/09/2019	Royston Crow online	Melbourn and Meldreth groups receive SCDC Community Chest funding	Link
13/09/2019	Cambridge Independent online	Shock at proposal for 1,800-home garden village between Foxton, Barrington and Shepreth	Link
14/09/2019	Cambridge Independent online	First citizens assembly in Cambridge will help sort out tough issues facing city	Link	GCP article. Cllr Aidan Van de Weyer quoted in GCP role
16/09/2019	Cambridge News online	Council warning over text message scam	Link
18/09/2019	Cambridge News	Council sends out warning over scam text messages	P6

Items of Interest from the Local Government Association (LGA)

The Local Government Association provides a list of news headlines relevant to its members. Please click the headlines below for more details.

Friday 13 September, Guardian: Sainsbury’s pledges to halve plastic packaging by 2025

Sainsbury’s has pledged to halve the amount of plastic used in its stores by 2025.

Tuesday 17 September, Independent Online: Vulnerable children being recruited for county lines gangs

Vulnerable children in care are being exploited by criminal gangs after being moved away from home, a report has found.

Wednesday 18 September, Times: Help to Buy scheme ‘failed those most in need’

The Government’s £12 billion Help to Buy scheme has supported homebuyers who could already afford to buy a property and has failed to boost the provision of affordable housing or reduce homeless, according to MPs.

Wednesday 18 September, Guardian: Slow digital services are marginalising rural areas, MPs warn

Almost 600,000 homes in rural areas across the UK are still unable to get sufficiently fast broadband to meet a typical family’s needs, MPs have said.

View Planning Applications

To view the list of planning applications that have recently been submitted to the Council, please visit the authority’s on-line Planning Application Search. Once the page has loaded, you can use the Search option to set your own criteria of parish, area and date range.

The system will provide a range of information on current and decided applications since 1948, including a brief description of the development, reference number, decision and the date of decision. More recent applications show the name and telephone number of the council officer who is dealing with the application.

Search results are presented in a collection of pages, the number of which depends on the number of results your search produces. There are navigation tools to allow you to browse your results.

DECISIONS MADE BY OFFICERS AND REPORTED FOR INFORMATION

Please click on the link below to find details of decisions made by officers under delegated authority:

https://www.scambs.gov.uk/the-council/access-to-information/access-to-information-summary/

OTHER INFORMATION

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